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Project Analyst- Child & Family Policy

Employer
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Location
333 South St

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Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution
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Overview

GENERAL SUMMARY OF POSITION: 

Under the general direction of the Director or designee, the Project Analyst provides high-level and diverse project support and coordination of project activities on multiple projects undertaken with external client organizations. The Project Analyst will assist the Director in leading and documenting project activities, and may lead sub-components of a project.  The Project Analyst will develop and implement projects while adhering to UMMS’s Project Management guidelines.

 

This position will support the Youth Prevention team to aid in resources for child well being and advocacy.  

 

Responsibilities

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Coordinate proposal development process to include maintaining deadlines, drafting sections of the proposal, and communicating with key personnel to ensure timely and accurate submissions.
  • Assist in the development of new project plans. Responsible for drafting project schedule and budget for approval. Ensures that project execution is timely, successful, and meets expectations.
  • Participate in the formulation of project work plans by designing intervention procedures and implementation plans. Collaborates with senior project staff and other project team members in the design of project methods for analysis.
  • Responsible for recruiting, screening, selecting, and evaluating terminating project participants for multiple projects
  • Collaborate with senior project staff in the development and coordination of all project related data collections methods (both quantitative and qualitative methods)
  • Draft project statements in collaboration with project team members on data collection, project work plans, meetings, decisions, work change orders, project deliverables, progress reports, schedules, cost tracking reports, and other pertinent reports
  • Prepare material for project meetings, regulatory agency submissions, trainings and conferences.
  • Design project-specific data collection tools for investigator and team review; present instrument and prepare follow-up modifications to instrument
  • Conduct extensive library research on a variety of project-driven topics using relevant and varied databases, the internet, journals and texts; prepare detailed written summary of library research findings and analysis of project relevance for project team.
  • Facilitate communication of the project's status, budget, costs, issues, and related information to the project's senior staff, project client, steering committee, affected business unit(s), and team members as appropriate.
  • Provide direction to junior research staff, student interns, and temporary project support staff as necessary
  • Assist the Director or designee in the development of contracts related to the project success
  • Perform data analysis, market research, and other tasks in support of project(s) and presents findings to senior staff
  • Extract results from large data analysis sets, summarize findings and incorporate pertinent information into project presentations.
  • Participate in oral and written reporting and presentation of all project findings; participate in project status meetings and preparation of final project deliverables.
  • Prepare ongoing summary reports of various data sources, and collaborate with senior project staff on data presentation, interpretation, and the writing of manuscripts for publication and grant/project proposals.
  • Perform other related duties as required.
Qualifications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in public health, public policy, policy administration, education or related field; or equivalent experience.
  • 4 years’ experience in project development and participation in public policy, health related research and evaluation, or other relevant projects.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to work in groups.
  • Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills necessary to interact with all levels of clients and staff.
  • Demonstrated ability to work appropriately with confidential information.
  • Ability to work in/lead a team and meet performance deadlines in a dynamic environment
  • Demonstrated ability to use computer-based tools including electronic mail, word processing, spreadsheet, database products, and Microsoft Office products.

                       

 

 

Additional Information

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Previous experience working with Child and Family Policy is strongly preferred.
  • Demonstrated experience working with spreadsheet and database programs; working knowledge of MS Excel. 

This position is fully remote 

 

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A History of Making Vital Improvements - UMASS Medical School Milestones

1962: Legislation establishes University of Massachusetts Medical School
1970: First medical students begin classes in Shaw Building
1974: First class graduates 16 MDs
1979: PhD program begins
1986: Graduate School of Nursing opens
1986: PhD program becomes Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
1994: Graduate School of Nursing initiates PhD program
1998: UMass Clinical System and Memorial Health Care merge to form UMass Memorial Health Care
2001: Lazare Research Building opens
2002: Campus Modernization begins on the University Campus
2004: Graduate Entry Pathway Program established at the Graduate School of Nursing
2005: PhD Program in Clinical & Population Health Research established at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
2005: Massachusetts Biologic Laboratories opens new manufacturing and filling facility in Mattapan
2006: Craig Mello, PhD, Blais University Chair in Molecular Medicine and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, is awarded the Medical School's first Nobel Prize. Dr. Mello shared the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Andrew Fire, PhD, of Stanford University, for their discoveries related to RNA interference.
2007: Michael F. Collins, MD, is named chancellor and Terence R. Flotte, MD, is named dean of the School of Medicine.  
2009: Groundbreaking for the Albert Sherman Center, a 500,000-square-foot research and education facility slated for completion in 2012.
2010: Ambulatory Care Center opens
2012: The Albert Sherman Center, a 500,000-square-foot research and education facility, completed and opens

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